SAR images can see through clouds and in darkness, and are therefore very useful for operational monitoring of our seas. Detecting ships, icebergs, wind patterns, and oil spills is daily business in Europe with the Sentinel-1 satellite. Want to see for yourself how to extract information from a SAR image? In this tutorial, we’ll use the SNAP toolbox for Sentinel-1 to extract information on the number of ships at sea. Overview SAR images are often used for monitoring ship traffic, oil spills, and conditions at sea, because they can see through clouds and darkness, and the waves a SAR satellite…
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